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The Actress

The Actress

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 27, 1928

Runtime

1h 10m

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Original Title

The Actress

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Sidney Franklin

Description

A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she goes off to marry a rich young man from the other side of town. The rest of the play deals with the budding romance and trials and tribulations of their love, as well as the changing face of late-19th-century theatre.